1、Whats the highest mountain in the world? - Reading Teaching aims and demands: Knowledge aims:1.Master the new words and phrases:bamboo, endangered, research, keeper, awake, excitement, Illness, wild, government, walk into, fall over, or so, die from, cut down, every two years 2.Learn more informatio
2、n about pandas, try to retell the article. Ability aims:1.Be able to find specific information through scanning the article. 2.Train studentslistening, speaking, reading and writing skills Emotional aims: 1.Encourage the students to take action to protect the giant pandas. 2.Enhance studentsconsciou
3、sness of protecting the endangered wild animals. Teaching key & difficult points: Train studentsreading and understanding ability through scanning. Enable students to give advice on how to protect pandas and other endangered wild animals. Teaching methods:Self-study, Cooperation Teaching procedures:
4、 Step1: Lead-in Free talk (Ask the students to answer three questions). (1) Whats the national treasure of China? (2) What do pandas live on? (3) Where do you think pandas live now? Step2: Pre-reading Listen to the article and judge the following statements true (T)or false(F) 1.The baby pandas can
5、drink milk for breakfast. 2.Pandas have become very popular and now they are a symbol of China. 3.Adult pandas have babies very often,but some of the babies only live for a short time because of illness. 4.Pandas eat too much bamboo so they cannot find enough to eat. 5.The Chinese government is tryi
6、ng to help the pandas. Step3: Scanning (Grasp this reading method:This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information) Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000. Step4: Fast reading 1.Read the article again and write short answers to the ques
7、tions. What is Lin Weis job? What do the baby pandas have for breakfast? Why are pandas endangered? Why are the education program in Chengdu do? Why are scientists doing research? 2.Read the first two paragraphs quickly, then answer the following questions. What are the panda keepers doing at 8:30a.
8、m. at the Chengdu Research Base? When the baby pandas see the panda keepers, what happened? What is Lin Wei responsible for? Step5: Careful reading 1.Read the third paragraph quietly, then fill in the blanks . Scientists say there are nowthan 2,000 pandasin the. Another 300live in zoos orcenters in
9、China andcountries.Pandas do not have many, maybe only one. The babies oftenillnesses and do not live very.Adult pandas more than 12 hours a dayabout 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot moreand pandas in China, but then humans started tothese forests. As the forests getand other hum
10、an cause more problems, pandas cannot findto eat and they are having. 2.Put the following sentences in the correct order. Then read the last paragraph aloud and check the answers. A. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. B. An education program in Chengdu teaches c
11、hildren about pandas and other endangered wild animals. C. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. D.We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas E. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Step6: Exercise
12、 Complete the sentences using words from the passage. 1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. In _, pandas have become so _ that they are now a symbol of China. 3.Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the ba
13、bies only live for a short time because of _. 4.Aspecial program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them. 5. The Chinese government is helping to_ the pandas. Scientists also want to better _ the habits of pandas. Step7: Summary What is the main idea of each paragraph? (Matc
14、h each paragraph with the main ideas.) Step8:Activities 1.Role-play.If you are a reporter, ask Lin Wei some questions about the pandas information. 2.Have a discussion:What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?(Give some examples) Step9: Homework (You may chooseA & B, orA & C
15、) A.Make a poster by hand about protecting the giant pandas or other endangered animals B.Try to retell the article according to 2d. C.How can we take action to protect the wild animals? write down your own ideas. (At least 5 pieces of advice) Blackboard Design Paragraph1Paragraph3 Paragraph2Paragraph4 Love wild animals, respect for life! Pandas When, Where, Who,What, Panda keeper: Lin Weis job and responsibility Pandas: a symbol of China How many Howoften Howmuch Why? An education program & school Chinese government & Scientists
